# 喘息 (chuǎnxī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 喘息 (chuǎnxī) means “to gasp for breath; to take a breather”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to gasp for breath; to take a breather
- Pinyin: chuǎnxī (chuan3 xi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这紧张的日程让人无法喘息。
  Zhè jǐnzhāng de rìchéng ràng rén wúfǎ chuǎnxī.
  This congested schedule gives us no time to catch our breath.

## Characters

- [喘](https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-gasp/) (chuǎn): to gasp; to pant
- 息 (xī): breath; to cease; to stop

https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-xi-gasp-breath/

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